Putting a new antenna on

[tacit mango]

2014 Chevorlet Cruze LT
Got a new antenna from a friend who gave me theirs from a 2008 mercury marainer hybrid.
What adapter would work best for the new antenna?

[hollow rivet]

do you mean to screw the antena on the car ?

[tacit mango]

Yes

I needed an adapter for the new one (right)

Because its smaller than the original one

[hollow rivet]

I dont know if this posible but jou can cut of the to part and then cut nieuw threads on the bottom part on the photo it looks like the minimum size for cutting threads

[tacit mango]

If i do that, itll mess with the wires inside the original

[hollow rivet]

Noo i mean that jou can cut of the top part of the threads and make nieuw bigger threads on the lower part

[tacit mango]

Min showing me where to cut?

[wicked yoke]

He’s saying cut off the threads, then thread the proper size on the shoulder

Between the plastic and the thread

Assuming the shoulder has a large enough diameter to even do that, seems like a major pain in the rear when you could just got a scrap yard and pull antennas till you find a fit

[tacit mango]

I was planning on that tomorrow, going to a scrapyard

Want me to show the antenna base?

[wicked yoke]

If you really wanna try finding an adapter, then your going to need to know both thread sizes then try to find a thread adapter them that goes from what you have to what the size you need and it’s gonna look goofy as hell

[tacit mango]

The cruze has the m6 version, the marainer has somwhat m7?

Heres the new antenna slightly fit but dosent screw on.

[wicked yoke]

The Cruz has the larger threads right? Cause id say the Cruz is maybe 3/8th? complete eyeball guess and whatever that marainers is is smaller maybe a 1/4?

From the first image I’d say the antenna on the left is 3/8ths and the other is 1/4. pull every damn antenna in the yard if you gotta, who cares just leave the ones you don’t take in the passenger seat or something

[tacit mango]

The cruze has m6 x1.0 thread, your right abt the marainer

[wicked yoke]

Interesting cause 6mm is smaller than 1/4 they’re close but still

Either way antennas are cheap, they’re incredibly basic, like $20 max and a scrap yard they’ll be like 5 bucks maybe. Som yards might just let you have it tbh

[gusty hill]

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[tacit mango]

Yep. 2 options, get a new one from a scrap yard or get an adapter

[wicked yoke]

Idk how reused the antennas are for a Chevy Cruze, you might have to find a cruze in the same year i think it’s like 2010 to 2015 ish or something. You could probably find an antenna off of another car that has the same thread but doesn’t match the car and since there so easy to thread in and out just find one that works at the yard and make sure the radio sounds

[tacit mango]

I feel like theres gonna be some since theyre like unreliable

Talking abt the cruze